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10.249,173. Patented N0v.8,1881.

INYENTUL \\"ITNESS ES ATTORE EY UNITED STATES PATENT Orrice.

`ALBERT GNDERSON, OF SHABBONA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO OLE O. KITTLESON, OF SAME PLAGE` BARBED WIRE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 249,173, dated November 28, 1881.

" Application nieu August 6,1881. (No maar.)

Vand exact description ot' the invention, suoli as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters or figures oi'reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to improvements in that class of barbed-wire fences in which thebarbs are composed of two separate pieces of wire fence-wire, leaving its ends projecting opposite to each other, andthe longest piece overlapping and interlocking the shortest one upon the fence-wire, leaving its own ends projecting at right angles to those of the Ashortest piece, all as will be hereinafter more fully described, and pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective View of my improvements; Fig. 2, a side elevation ofthe same; Fig. 3, a modification.

Similar letters of reference occurring on the several ngures indicate corresponding parts. Referring to the drawings, A represents one of the wires of afence, which is provided in the usual manner with bends ordepressions B at such points apart asis desirable to attach a barb.

My present barb is formed of two separate pieces of wire, of unequal length, or one longer than the other. The shortest of these pieces, G, takes a single turn or bend around the depressionBin the wire A, leaving the sharp ends projecting opposite to each other. One end of the longest wire, D, then takes a single turnaround the wire A, and from thence overlaps the shortest wire and again takes a single reverse turn around the wire A, leaving the two sharp ends j be seen that the shortest piece, C, is interloekedby and with the longest piece, D, iirmly upon the wire A, thereby holding the completed barb securely in place, with their sharp ends at all times standing at right angles to each other. Amodiication ot' myinvention is shown at Fig. 3, whereinthe central piece, O, is made ot' an equal length to that `of the piece D and takes an additional bend around the said piece D, as fully shown.

. By-means of my improvements the barbs thus formed are not only prevented from being moved along the wire A, but are also securely held in such a position that the sharpened ends project outwardly at all times at right anglesto each other.

I am aware ofthe patent granted to William G. Allen under date of June 13, 1876, and numbered 178,581, in which the bend or crook of the fence-wire passes through the loop of one piece ot the barbed wire, which is secured in place thereon by another piece of barbed wire interlocking therewith, and I do not, therefore, desire to claim such a. construction; but,

Having thus described myinvention, I claim as new and usefulp The Aherein-described wire-fence barb, consisting of the wire barbs C and D, of unequal length, the shorter piece, C, of which is bent once around in the curve B ot' the fence-wire A, and` held stationary therein by the overlapping central portion of the larger piece, D, whose ends are bent once around the fencewire A, on each side of the said shorter piece, C, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT GUN DERSON.

Witnesses:

GUNDER GUNDERSON, j OLEO. KITrLEsoN. 

